Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-01-19
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ON OF Jcos. Cumzp Cisrk TO MS Native
County-A Rival FOR Harvard,

ON OF Jonas Cilmzn Clark to HIS Native
County-A Rival for Harvard.
For several weeks 1t has been rumored |
about Worcester, Mass, that Jonas Gilman |
Clark was to make muuiaceut gift TO the |
city, and there has been great deal Of spec. |
ulstion rs to Its form, public opinion being |
mainly divided between an art museum and |
q system Of public parks The secret came
cut aud the newspaper bulletins that |
announced the intended sitt of Sl,OOA 900 10 |
found = university were surrounded all the |
afternoon by interested groups Of citizens
In brief Mr.. CLARK has associated with him.
self eight well known gentlemen ot WouCss- |
ter, who have presented So the legislature u |
petition for an act Of incorporation establish.
ing in Worcester an institution " for the pro,
motion of learning In Slliis higher branches ~
to be called the Clark University IN TeCpgui- |
tton OF the muuihcance OF its originator and
founder, as shown 10y an endowment Ct |
Sl,C00O00. The petition Is signed bv John
&, Clark, stephen Salisbury, Cuas. peveuS
George +. Hoar, William w. Rice, Joseph
Sergeant John n. Washburn, Frank T.
Gouldiug, George Swan.
Mr.. Clark talked freely about his project
He Ssid the tdes was not anew one with him
He had had 1t in mind many wears snd hsd
visited nearly all the famous educational
institutions of the Old World with the ulti.
mate object in view Of establishing in the
principal city OF his native county an institu-
tiOn OF Learning which should combine so far
a. possible the best points Of them all He
stid the situation OF the university had been
decided Ivy himself. He had fixed upon the
block at the South End, about one mile and
q quarter from the city hall, bounded by
Main, haywood, Woodland and Downing
streets containing about $4,000 square feet
Of lsud. BE selected the lot at least tyo
years ago, and he now owns all except
three small lots, whose prtvata occupancy
will not Interfere with his plans
Mr.. Clark spoke IN terms o; tbs highest "a.
rarl Nf F#.NT,. la. nH,.N
form with himself the beard OF iucorp0rstOrs.
| Mr.. Salisbury ia next 20 Mr.. Clark, the
wealthiest man in the city, graduate Ci
| Harvard and close student in the various
branches of sciCuCS EN-AttOrusy General
| Devens, Senator Hear and Congressman
| Rice are men with national regulations,
| whose usmss Will add strength TO the pro
posed institution. Dr. Sargent is one Of the
| Leading physicians Of the city and Is su ss-o.
| ciate director with MT Clark In the old
| Worcester bank. Colonel WsshbUru is
man OF wealth, broad scholarship aud skill
| in the management of large trusts Mr.,
| Clark is associated with him In the manage
| ment OF the NSShuurn memorial hUspitA.
| fund and has personal knowledge Of bis
| financial ability. Mr. GOuldinE is the lead,
| ing practitioner at the Worcester county
bar, bar, and George p, swan, distant
"a one o. the best otnce lawyers ia
the city. Most Of the gentlemen are Julla.
risns aud four otthem, At east are graduates
/ OF bAENAfu NNl.tse. Nj taATk saws hN does
| not expect to start at once a university com.
| plete in all respects {, but il will be on the
| brCadest possible basis go Jar as instruction
| Is concerned. 1t will not be, In any sense
| denomiua'ionAL There will be religious
| teaching, but II will be free from any teIbDi.
| cslities OF belief There will be in COnnec,
| tiOn With Il = law school, medical sCuu0l, and
| possibly = school of theology. The main col.
| leEe buildings will set back from Main street
| near the Woodland street line, leaving d
4 .E-nH
down toward Main street The Ei't by Mr..
| Clsrk Will consist in the first place o. the
| guarantee OF 81, ,OQO, ,OpU to be advanced TOR the
| incorporates. II the citizens offer suhyau.
tlal evidence OF sympathy and support, Mr.
| CLARK Will generously endOw the Institution
as its needs become apparent Mr.. Clark 4,
death Will make no difference in the plan.
| Helntelds that the new university shall in
| tiTe fairly rival Harvard in scope aud ra.
| tionsl reputation, and he has ample funds to
| carry out bis ideas.
| Mr.. Clark was born IN Rubbardst ston, Wor.
| ceSter county, on February /. lsl6. lie was
the son Of Lyman Clark, = farmer, lie be,
gan life a. carriage maker and afterwards
| engaged IN the manufacture OF tiuwBre sup,
| plying pedIers. He increased his business
| by adding hardware, establishing stores in
| Lowell and Milford. " hen the mining ex,
| citement IN California broke out Ia $40 ho
| began shipping builders hardware, paints,
| oils, etc, to California -Four wears later be
| found tt necessary 10 so to san Francisco to
| lux d!ttt lis JUSTICES anu tEeu took on in
| addition To the hard ware business the shiV.
| ping OF iurnltuTa. He made money rapidly
| and invested freely in real estate which in.
creased enormously IN value. When the war
| broke out he was 10 aliueUt circumstances fOr
| those times. He was q strong Union man
| and IN company With Starr King and
three others be formed the California
| branch of the uiOn League Of Amer.
ica- which was Instrumental in keep,
| ing California il the Union. Ho was
| treasurer Of the California League IN.
| I'll be left the state for the East 10
| lSJL he Was member Of tho first Hvudi
| cate that bought government bonds in CaL!
| fOruiA When he came East, he brought a
large amount Of gold with bin. which he
sold al premiums ranging from = 80 To q TO-
| He always had -.rUug ialtu in the Govern.
ment aud made heavy Investments in ii,
| bonds. Il was IN the conversion OF his gold
into paper money and hIs iuve.tmouls IN
| government bonds that tbs bulk Of hf, enOT,
nous wealth was acquired, although
| he made great sums O! money III TrsI
estate investments in New York city, whert
he has had q business Office for twenty Hvt
| years and where he now owns large prCp
erty He moved to Worcester ABOUT Elk
years ago In pursuance OF = plan made when
a boy TO live there when le should retire
from business. Before settling down he trav
eIed Tor some years and picked az many rart
| books and works OF art, with whirl his house
- adorntd Since ha came he has bull
several costly business blocks and invested
otherwise in the stocks UI many local luAn,
clal institutions A few years ago be built
ana gave 20 the town 81 HuDDardstOn q town
hall and library building, with property II
endow II The value a the gil was about
|, ! $4,000. Mr.. Clark was married In ls9R fr
Susan Wright Of HupbaTdsLon. lie has uC
children.